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Poems on Several Occasions

By Samuel Boyce

Boyce, Samuel

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II.

AN Occasional PROLOGUE SPOKEN By Mrs. WOFFINGTON,

Written in VAUX-HALL GARDENS.

FORTUNE and the LOVER.

On attending the Lectures of Mr. HENRY WATSON, Surgeon.

SONG.

Address'd to the laudable Association of ANTI-GALLICANS,

On viewing the Curiosities, in the Repository of the late Dr. MEAD.

The PHYSICIANS,

SONG.

On the intended Academy for the Encouragement of GENIUS,

To the Memory of Mr. WILLIAM BAKER.

The SHEPHERD's Evening.

To Mr. LAMBERT

EPIGRAM.

Written Extempore On a young Lady in Mourning.

AN EPILOGUE,

A CANTATA.

On Sight of a young Lady's Picture, executed by a female Artist, from Abroad.

On Sight of the Boat, built by John Rich, Esq;

The 148th PSALM Paraphras'd.

On reading Dr. Hill's Thoughts concerning God and Nature,

The Animal COMEDIANS, A FABLE.

SONG.

To CONTENTMENT.

For OUR COUNTRY. An ODE,

SONG.

EPIGRAM.

TO THE Author of the Earl of Essex.

Consolatory Verses to James Steere, Esq; Architect, on the death of his Lady.

To LOVE.

Invitation to the CHACE.

The STATUES, A FABLE.

A Parting Dialogue between a Sea Officer and his Lady.

To CELIA in the Country.

EPIGRAM.

To Mrs. Margaret Woffington.

SONG.

On receiving a Print of the Section of St. PAUL's Cathedral.

To the MUSE.

The TROUT, A FABLE.

Written extempore, on seeing Mr. GARRICK,

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On reading Dr. Hill's Thoughts concerning God and Nature,

in Answer to the Philosophy of Lord Bolingbroke.

St. John, thy system must decay,
Before religion's light;
Truth breaks, resistless as the day,
And falshood fades like night.

Let infidelity no more
The damning page applaud:
See, Hill the wrested facts restore,
And vindicate the God!

Divine Ecclesia, from her throne,
Looks smiling with esteem;
Wishing her mitred sons had done,
Like Warburton and Him.